,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1 
#bjai ,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,alexander7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,honoring the life of     
,rosemary ,mariner4  ,whereas1 on ,april
 #b1 #aiec1 ,rosemary ,ann ,bryant was  
born to ,captain ,cecil ,bryant and     
,constance ,boylan ,bryant in           
,harlingen1 ,texas2 ,whereas1 as a      
teenager1 ,rosemary washed planes at a  
local airport to earn money for flying  
lessons2 ,whereas ,rosemary was the     
first woman to enroll in the aeronautics
 program at ,purdue ,university2        
,whereas1 following graduation from     
,purdue ,university1 ,rosemary ,bryant  
,mariner joined the ,united ,states     
,navy2 ,whereas1 on graduation from     
officer candidate school1 ,rosemary     
,mariner was chosen for the first female
 flight training class in the history of

 the ,navy2 ,whereas1 in #aigd1 ,captain
 ,mariner was among #f of the graduates 
of the first female flight training     
class to earn wings1 and1 the next year1
 ,captain ,mariner became the first     
female aviator in the ,navy to fly a jet
 attack aircraft2 ,whereas1 during her  
,navy career1 ,captain ,mariner logged  
#ag landings on aircraft carriers and   
more than #c1ejj flight hours in #ae    
different aircraft2 ,whereas1 in #aiij1 
,captain ,mariner was named commander of
 a ,navy tactical electronic warfare    
squadron at ,naval ,air ,station ,point 
,mugu1 a unit that was #cj percent      
female1 making ,captain ,mariner the    
first woman to command an operational   
air squadron1 even though women were    
still barred from flying combat         
missions2 ,whereas ,captain ,mariner    
later said that1 during her time as     
commander and in other ,navy positions1 
she learned3 ,if women cannot share the 
equal risks and hazards in arduous duty1
 then you are not equal2 ,whereas       

,captain ,mariner fought tirelessly for 
the equality of women in the military-- 
7#a7 by leading the ,women ,military    
,aviators organization2 and  7#b7 by    
working with members of ,congress and a 
,defense ,department advisory board to  
overturn laws and regulations barring   
women from combat2  ,whereas ,captain   
,mariner stated1 if we thought something
 was unfair--they wouldn't let a woman  
land on a ship1 for example--we would   
write a letter up the chain of command  
and put it on the record that we wanted 
that changed2 ,whereas1 in ,april #aiic1
 ,defense ,secretary ,les ,aspin lifted 
the restrictions on female pilots flying
 combat missions2 ,whereas1 on          
retirement from ,navy service in #aiig1 
,captain ,mariner moved to ,norris1     
,tennessee1 with-- 7#a7 her husband1    
,commander ,tommy ,mariner2 and  7#b7   
their daughter1 ,emmalee2 ,whereas1 for 
more than #bj years1 ,captain ,mariner  
was a resident scholar of military      
history at the ,center for the ,study of

 ,war and ,society at the ,university of
 ,tennessee in ,knoxville1 ,tennessee2  
,whereas1 as a resident scholar at the  
,center for the ,study of ,war and      
,society1 ,captain ,mariner shaped the  
minds and outlooks of countless         
undergraduate students1 in whom her     
legacy will live for generations to     
come2 ,whereas ,rosemary ,mariner passed
 away on ,january #bd1 #bjai1 in        
,knoxville1 ,tennessee1 at the age of   
#fe2 ,whereas ,rosemary ,mariner was    
honored as one of the nation's leading  
advocates for equal opportunity in the  
military by ,deborah ,g4 ,douglas in    
,american ,women and ,flight since      
#aidj2 ,whereas1 in tribute to ,captain 
,mariner1 the ,united ,states ,navy     
conducted its first all-female flyover  
at the funeral service for ,captain     
,mariner on ,saturday1 ,february #b1    
#bjai1 in ,maynardville1 ,tennessee2 and
 ,whereas ,rosemary ,mariner is an      
,american hero who exemplified strength1
 sacrifice1 and service to the ,united  

,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 extends its heartfelt
 sympathies to the family of ,rosemary  
,mariner2  7#b7 honors the life of      
,captain ,mariner2  7#c7 honors and1 on 
behalf of the ,united ,states1 expresses
 deep appreciation for the outstanding  
and important service of ,captain       
,mariner to the ,united ,states2 and    
7#d7 respectfully requests that the     
,secretary of the ,senate communicate   
this resolution to the ,house of        
,representatives and transmit an        
enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
family of ,rosemary ,mariner4